Moon Locket

Ariana Ost

Lunar Locket

Nothing says "I love you to the moon and back" quite like this darling handcrafted locket. Ariana Ost crafts each piece by hand, from the shining star in the crescent moon to the diminutive dots circling the edges of this charm. Dangling from a delicate chain, this stellar brass necklace lets you tuck in a picture of someone special. Handmade in New York.

Ariana Ost

location

New York

Ariana Ost grew up in the jewelry industry, accompanying her father on business trips around the world. Learning to live and breathe jewelry gave her insight on how things get done. Paris is her life's passion, and anything French enchants her and inspires all of her designs. She went to Parsons School of Design both in NYC and Paris, and also took jewelry classes in London at Central Saint Martins to learn metal smithing and bench work.
Ariana learned the ropes designing private label for seven years, becoming a 'jewelry psychologist' as she gained understanding of people's motivation to wear what they wear. This helped her to constantly renew and refresh her designs. Antique treasure hunting and sourcing the unexpected provided her with the confident conviction that creating anything is possible.

From the moment I took this out of its soft pouch, I was breathtaken. The chain is long and accurately portrayed in the picture. The most surprising part was the heft of the necklace. It's not too heavy, but a perfectly weighted reminder that you're wearing a quality piece of jewelry. I was also surprised to find that this is one continuous chain that lacks a clasp, so it can't be doubled for a shorter look. My only disappointment is that, in the picture, the words written on the back were contrasted in a darker color against the gold, making the words easy to read. The words on mine have no contrast, making a few of them seem faint. I'm going that, by being brass, a patina will darken the letters over time.

My only other comment is about the chain. The chain it comes with is lovely. But it would be nice to have a clasp and the flexibility to change the length. Sometimes I want it shorter so people can see it!

Beautiful necklace, had to remove 1 star because the first 2 ordered did not clasp shut. The 3rd was perfect although the locket does occasionally open due to the delicacy of the necklace but i think that it the appeal. Love it!

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